Sembcorp Eyes Wind Assets of 428 MW in India & China Updated On Thu, Nov 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy Singapore-based renewables player Sembcorp Industries Ltd has announced the signing of two agreements for the acquisition of 428 MW of operational wind farms in China and India. In China, the wholly-owned arm of the Sembcorp Group, Sembcorp Energy (Shanghai) Holding Co Ltd has entered into an agreement worth (USD 97.3m/EUR 88.8m) with Envision Energy Co […] Read more
NTPC REL Floats Tender for BOS Package of 1110 MW Wind Project Updated On Thu, Nov 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy NTPC REL invites online bids for BOS package of ISTS connected wind energy project with nominal capacity of 1110 MW capacity anywhere in Gujarat under Tranche II. The last date and time for receipt of bids comprising both techno-commercial bid and price bid is December 20, 2023. The techno-commercial bid opens on the same day, […] Read more
NTPC REL Floats Tender for BOS Package of 1200 MW Wind Projects Updated On Mon, Nov 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy The renewable energy arm of India’s largest energy conglomerate NTPC, NTPC REL has floated a tender for the BOS package of ISTS-connected wind energy projects of nominal capacity of 1200 MW with greenshoe option of upto 300 MW at Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh. The last date for receipt of bids comprising both techno-commercial bid and […] Read more
UK, German Moves To Support Offshore Wind Point To Challenges Ahead Updated On Fri, Nov 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ørsted’s Travails World’s biggest offshore wind energy developer- Danish firm Ørsted on November 1 this year announced ceasing developing two of its proposed offshore wind projects in the United States (US) at the cost of around £3bn in penalties. These projects were slated to come up at New Jersey off the US coast. They had […] Read more
EU, US Frontrunners In Offshore Wind Patents: IRENA Report Updated On Fri, Nov 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest joint report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) claimed that patents over offshore wind technologies are on the rise globally. The report titled; Offshore Wind Energy Patent Insights Report showed that between 2002-2022 patent filings for offshore wind technologies grew on average by 18%. This growth […] Read more
NTPC REL Calls Bids for Supply of WTGs for 1000 MW Wind Project Updated On Wed, Nov 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy NTPC REL, the renewable energy arm of NTPC, has invited bids for the supply and installation of wind turbine generators for ISTS connected wind energy project with nominal capacity of 1000 MW in Gujarat (up to 370 WTG). NTPC REL has been proactively establishing wind projects. It recently also commissioned a 50 MW project in […] Read more
NTPC REL Announces Tender for Wind Project of 1080 MW Updated On Mon, Nov 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has issued a tender inviting bids from eligible bidders on single stage two-envelope (including techno-commercial bid and price bid) basis for Balance of System package of ISTS connected wind energy project with nominal capacity of 1080 MW in Karnataka. The scope of work entails detailed design, engineering, micro-siting, manufacturing, […] Read more
US Five Offshore Wind Projects Can Power 1.75 million Homes: Report Updated On Wed, Nov 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Biden-Harris administration recently approved the ‘Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind’ (CVOW) commercial project. This is the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership. This announcement supports the administration’s goal of deploying 30 Gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030. Some other projects approved under this are the […] Read more
Is Solar Trumping Wind, Again? Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Between 2017 and 2021, you wouldn’t be blamed if you thought the whole burden of adding renewable energy capacity had fallen on solar energy. Thus, even as wind turbine capacities were going up, actual wind capacity deployment, particularly onshore wind, was slumping, leaving in its wake a slew of firms struggling to survive. Dominated by […] Read more
